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Date Joined: June 21, 2020
Last Online: June 25, 2022 Birthday: September 24 Country: United States Etsy Under $10 |
Hello from the beautiful Southern California desert! My name is Carrie Jean, and it's really nice to meet you! :)
I'm 40-something and married (27 years together!), had a loveable, grumpy old man of a cat until recently (He passed 1/15/21), and teach.
I'm here to swap postcards and stickers, primarily. I am a total nerd for ALL stationery products, though, and I love fodder for collaging, especially pages from children's books and in languages other than English!
To give you a just a bit of an idea about me, here are some of my all-time favorite things in life that make me smile:
❤️SURPRISES!!!
❤️mail art, ATCs, altered books, & collage!!!
❤️your original artwork!!! (It would be such an honor to receive it!)
❤️stickers & washi tape!!!
❤️"why would anyone make a card of THAT?" -- boring, mundane, or odd postcards and note cards
❤️pretty stamps, stationery, papers, etc.
❤️cats, especially maneki-neko, Jetoy, & blue cats
❤️tardigrades
❤️owls, flamingos, & cardinals
❤️armadillos, hedgehogs, sloths, & badgers
❤️donkeys, llamas, alpacas, & goats
❤️quokkas, capybaras, & pangolins
❤️butterflies & dragonflies
❤️chipmunks & squirrels
❤️octopus, jellyfish, & seahorses
❤️koi & other beautiful fish
❤️snails, turtles, & tortoises
❤️Joshua trees, chollas, ocotillos, & deserts in bloom
❤️dandelions, poppies, lilacs, lily of the valley, white roses, & lavender
❤️mushrooms
❤️gnomes
❤️rainbows & LGBTQIA+ themes 🏳️🌈
❤️museums, aquariums, libraries, & observatories
❤️folk art, graffiti/street art, strange signs, & found art
❤️recipes, especially for regional dishes you love or make
❤️truly strange or dark/black humor
❤️"kitsch" & "camp" of all kinds
❤️inspiring, non-religious quotations
❤️cartoons, comics, & other illustrations
❤️ads for unique or odd products, especially vintage/reprints
❤️propaganda (of any kind from anywhere)
❤️feminist & progressive messages
❤️Mr. Fred Rogers
❤️Dia de los Muertos & sugar skulls
❤️holiday cards, especially for regional/national holidays
❤️Krampus
❤️pressed coins
❤️lenticular, 3D, sealed glitter, & prismatic stuff
❤️The Big Lebowski
❤️Deadpool
❤️Pulp Fiction
❤️The Shining
❤️They Live
❤️I ❤️ Huckabees
❤️Idiocracy
❤️The Goonies
❤️Parasite
❤️Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
❤️Fargo
❤️Joker
❤️Harold and Maude
❤️Pink Flamingos
❤️Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
❤️Really bad sci-fi/fantasy movies of all kinds
❤️Our Flag Means Death
❤️Rick and Morty
❤️It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
❤️American Horror Story
❤️Mr. Robot
❤️American Dad
❤️Nighty Night
❤️Absolutely Fabulous
❤️What We Do in the Shadows
❤️Mad Men
❤️Preacher
❤️Dream Corp LLC
❤️Baskets
❤️Sons of Anarchy
❤️Cooking shows/competitions of ALL sorts
❤️ANYTHING by Lynda Barry because she is so deeply #1, but right now, especially her newest, “Making Comics” and her classic, "Cruddy"
❤️Most things by Hunter S. Thompson
❤️Most books by David Sedaris :)
❤️“I Like You” by Amy Sedaris
❤️“A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole
❤️I also collect cookbooks and old children's books.
❤️Collage is my truest artistic love! I adore making postcards and altered art/books from found media, and I love receiving lovingly made artwork of yours!
I'm learning to draw in my 40s!
Cross-stitch when I can concentrate :)
Baking
If anything goes wrong with my swap with you, please let me know so that I can make it up to you. I will do my best to do the same for you, and I will always, always reach out before giving a bad rating.
My mail is slow these days, like for so many of us, but if you don't receive something after a few weeks, please don't hesitate to message me. I will absolutely resend. I don't flake.
And if, per chance, I owe you postage for miscalculating the weight/size of a letter or postcard, I am happy to repay you with unused stamps or cash, as you'd prefer. We are all doing our best. :)
Due to an emergency situation, I took a break from swapping for a while (3/21 until 7/21), but I am back! It's good to see you all again! :)
I know some people enjoy exchanging food and drink, but I don't use candy or tea bags or things like that that have gone through the mail. (I'll just pass them along to someone who might use them if I can.)
I prefer non-religious items, thanks!
I don't have any use for teacher stickers ("Great job!" type); I teach adults.
One last thing: thanks so much for sending me something you spent your time, energy, and money on. You are being so kind and generous to do so. Take care! ❤️
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Comments
Hello my friend. Thank you so much for the postcards for the April WTA. I apologize for not saying thank you sooner. I wasn’t sure what the procedure was. It’s no excuse . I love this group and appreciate every one of you. Hugs.
Thank you for the postcards and stamps from RAK USA June RAK #1. I especially love the glow in the dark card.
Thank you for the RAK tag of the notecard/envelope and 25 3-cent stamps! I just adore the strawberry stamps, they are so sweet :D Like you, my daughter adores strawberries, also her favorite. She once gave herself hives from eating a box all by herself!
Thank you for the RAKs tag! I love the great postcards you sent and of course the strawberry stamps too :)
Thank you so much for the AATW May Birthday wishes!! I squealed my way thru all the Jellyfish stuff. I LOVE it all!! I look very forward to finding the perfect use for it all!! Cheers - Rook
Happy Monday from NYUP group!
Thank you for May RAK #1 ~ 4 Blank Postcards & 5 strawberry stamps. I really like the selection of postcards and stamps are great! 😃
WOWZA! Yes, it’s a word. My word…lol. Thank you for the BEST private swap ever. The postcards are all so perfect. Thank you so much! You are so thoughtful, so generous!! I’m looking forward to getting to know you better and to have you as my partner in any future swaps. Hugs.🐈⬛🐯
Thank you so much for the Etsy wish for April's AAW! I was so tempted to buy it then saw it sold out but then a lovely surprise came to my mailbox :) Can't wait to use this for my mail art. I really appreciate it!
Thank you for the April RAK #2 ~ 4 Blank Postcards ~ QUICKIE!!! I absolutely adored the PCs you picked out for me :D So much fun! ღ